Conley v. Poole
Supreme Court of Georgia
County Matters. Constitutional Law. Officers. Before Judge HlLLYER. Fulton Superior Court. October Term, 1881. To the report contained in the decision it is necessary to add only the following: In January, 1881, Conley was elected justice of the peace in the 530th district, G. M., of Fulton county.
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County Matters. Constitutional Law. Officers. Before Judge HlLLYER. Fulton Superior Court. October Term, 1881. To the report contained in the decision it is necessary to add only the following: In January, 1881, Conley was elected justice of the peace in the 530th district, G. M., of Fulton county. In June, 1881, a petition was filed by certain citizens to establish the lines of I332d district, G. M., and to create a new district, to be composed of a part of 530th and of 1332c! districts. Under section 484 of the Code, three commissioners were appointed. The order referred the matter to them,…
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Chief Justice.
1. The question in this case is controlled by the authority of the board of commissioners of roads and revenue of the county of Fulton to organize a new district in that county, and by the manner in which that board exercised the authority, if conferred, whether it was done according to law. If the district has been legally created, the plaintiff in error has no further interest in the question, for his only interest is in fees and costs he might make if the district cut off remained a part of his, where he is justice of the peace still, and before a writ of quo…
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